Pesticide residues in fresh mint from Morocco
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- dichlorvos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** flubendiamide - {pesticide residues} *** myclobutanil - {pesticide residues}
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Fresh mint from Morocco has small amounts of pesticides that are not allowed in the EU.
What's happening? Belgium and the Netherlands found these pesticides in some shipments of fresh mint.
Does this affect me? If you bought fresh mint from Morocco recently, it might be affected.
What should I do? Throw it away or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating it.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: dichlorvos unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} *** flubendiamide - {pesticide residues} *** myclobutanil - {pesticide residues} · Notifier: Belgium
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